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Creative Co-operatives

A guide to starting a co-operative in the creative industries. Aimed at established freelancers in the creative industries, at newly self-employed people looking for innovative... Read More »

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The Practitioners' Guide to Community Shares

The Practitioners’ Guide to Community Shares is the culmination of a two-year action-research programme promoting equity investment in community enterprise. Based on the... Read More »

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Smartphone application - invitation to tender

Co-operatives UK is looking for either an individual developer or a company to create a smartphone application that will benefit our members.In order of preference we want to... Read More »

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Women in Business - The Co-operative Option

This leaflet provides a brief insight into the unique mix of benefits that the co-operative business model offers women. It also provides details of further sources of information... Read More »

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Letter to the Prime Minister about social enterprise and forestry

With the debate about ownership of woodlands in England high on the political agenda, we have teamed up with a range of other social enterprise and community organisations to... Read More »

A new report reveals the growing numbers of people who are choosing to start renewable energy schemes in their communities, against all the odds.   Read More »

Co-operatives UK and the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills have come together to launch the Buy Better Together Challenge - an exciting initiative to help inspire new models of community buying, stimulate enterprise and promote shared learning. Register your interest now! Read More »

Co-operatives UK is engaging with the Coordinating Committee for Media Reform (CCMR) to investigate the options for co-operatives within the media sector.   Read More »

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Co-operatives UK is looking for either an individual developer or a company to create a smartphone application that will benefit our members. Read More »

A £12m fund offering grants and loans to social enterprises that provide healthcare and social services in England has opened for applications. Read More »

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Cover of The Practitioners' Guide to Community Shares

The Practitioners’ Guide to Community Shares is the culmination of a two-... Read More »

Image of a forest

With the debate about ownership of woodlands in England high on the... Read More »

Image of a mobile phone

Co-operatives UK is looking for either an individual developer or a company to... Read More »